By ggwmlaw | Published May 16, 2013 | Posted in Blog | Tagged Tags: New Jersey attorneys, personal injury lawyers, prescription mistakes | Leave a comment
How Prescription Errors Occur
Doctors prescribe medicine to help keep us healthy. However, a mistake that leads to the wrong medicine being taken can cause serious injury or death. Unfortunately, these types of errors are not uncommon. The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses the definition of a medication error used by the National Coordinating Council for Medication Read More
Read MoreCar Accident Checklist
There is no doubt that being in a car accident is a frightening experience. When you were also injured in the accident it can be difficult to remain focused on all the things that need to be done. According to a report by the New Jersey State Police, there were 406 fatal auto accidents in Read More
Read MoreYou Can Sue Government Agencies for Injuries
The Teaneck Patch recently reported the story of a 42-year-old woman who fell 20 feet down an embankment along Route 4. The apparently was no guard rail in place. The woman had apparently run out of gas and was walking to a nearby gas station in Hackensack. She was injured and eventually rescued by Teaneck Read More
Read MoreCar Accidents with Police Officers Are Special
This past September it was reported that a Trenton man was injured when his car was struck by an unmarked police car while he was waiting to make a right-hand turn from Chestnut Avenue onto South Broad Street. Investigation into the accident revealed that the officer driving the police car was at fault. The police Read More
Read MoreWrong-Site Surgeries Are Real and Not Uncommon
Most people expect that a physician operating on the wrong body part — or on the wrong person — is a rare occurrence. However, wrong-site surgeries are more common than you think. A 2010 study reported by CNN found that wrong-patient and wrong-site procedures made up about 0.5 percent of all medical mistakes studied. In Read More
Read MoreWhat You Should Ask Your Personal Injury Lawyer
If you have been injured in an accident, perhaps one of the first important decisions you make is to find the right personal injury lawyer. There are many factors in choosing the right lawyer for your case. The following are some of the things you should consider when retaining a personal injury attorney in New Read More
Read MoreSchool Liability for Injuries to Students
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Fox News reported that two high school students from El Monte Union High School injured themselves during a game of tug-of-war during Spirit Week. Each severed at least one finger. The two California student athletes were in Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center where surgeons were attempting to re-attach their Read More
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